So far, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) microfinance crisis has largely been viewed as a local issue, with relatively little impact beyond AP or India’s borders. Other microfinance crises, in Bolivia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and Bosnia, have not spread beyond the borders of a particular country. But as information trickles out about how bad the repayment situation in AP is, a plausible global contagion scenario is emerging. That’s not to say it’s likely, but it is certainly possible and a threat that social investors of all stripes should be thinking about how to defuse.
The Microfinance Contagion Scenario
So far, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) microfinance crisis has largely been viewed as a local issue, with relatively little impact beyond AP or India’s borders. Other microfinance crises, in Bolivia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and Bosnia, have not spread beyond the borders of a particular country. But as information trickles out about how bad the repayment situation […]
June 10, 2011